1991 Honda Accord battery light

KAECH

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1991 HONDA ACCORD

4 CYL

FWD

MANUAL

220,000 MILES

My Battery light is intermittently on. Sometimes the whole time I drive it, sometimes not at all, sometimes for a few minutes. It has a new battery and new connecters from the battery cable to the terminals. I have removed the alternator but Schucks tested it and said it was good. I have checked as many ground wires as I could find and they all look good. The only ground wire under the hood that I couldn't find was one that should be on the right rear of the engine, I couldn't see it from the top of the engine so I wasn't able to check it.
Is there anything else I can check? Is it possible that my alternator is bad but the test at the parts store doesn't recognize it? I believe it is the original alternator. Thanks for any help you can give me.

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Monday, June 29th, 2009 AT 5:03 PM

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PRELIMINARY INSPECTION
Check alternator wiring harness connections and drive belt tension. Ensure battery is fully charged and connections at battery cables, alternator and main fuses are good.
Check dash fuse box fuse No. 2 (15A). Replace fuse(s) as necessary.
NOTE:If any fuse is blown, charge warning light will come on even if the charging system is working properly.

If amperage reading is within specification, charging system is okay. If amperage is not within specification, perform full field test.

Recheck amperage. If amperage is still not within specification, replace alternator. If amperage is within specification, internal voltage regulator is defective and must be replaced.

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Monday, June 29th, 2009 AT 7:11 PM

KAECH

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You told me how to check the alternator. Thats been done and it was good. Is the test you explained any more reliable than what is done at the parts store? Is there anything else I can do? The only thing NEW that you told me was to check the fuse. Could you answer my original questions.

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Monday, June 29th, 2009 AT 10:33 PM

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This test done on the car the way it should be
to verify wiring and fuses and or alternator failure
If the test was done and all pass you should have no problem
I AM only trying to help